Mariah Carey slaps gag order on Nick Cannon

Nick Cannon isn't supposed to be talking about his split with Mariah Carey. But he did, and she's not happy.

TMZ reports that a provision in the divorce settlement hammered out between the pair's lawyers spells out that Cannon could suffer "serious financial penalties" should he reveal anything more than the fact that they are living apart.

However Carey can talk about the split however she sees fit.

That's about as surprising as the sun coming up in the east this morning.

"I don't comment on Mariah's personal life," Carey's rep told Us Weekly in a statement on Friday, "but Mariah is focusing on her children and her upcoming tour."

In Thursday, the "America's Got Talent" host confirmed the split to The Insider, saying they had been "living in separate houses for a few months."

"Mariah was devastated about the comments Nick made to The Insider," a source tells E! News. "They had agreed to work on a statement together. A joint statement was being prepared when he went and gave those quotes to The Insider."

Cannon also said there is "trouble in paradise," and his "main focus is the kids."

Nick Cannon not talking is about as difficult for him as it is for most people not to breathe.

E!'s source also said, "She can't believe he went and did that. Not what they had agreed on and not classy. He was not supposed to say a word. She thinks it was extremely childish, impulsive and opportunistic. For her, it was the last straw. She's done with him now.

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"It's no longer amicable. Things are getting ugly."

The split, which apparently happened in May, is reportedly over a number of factors, including Cannon's unwillingness to cut back on his work schedule. Problems supposedly started last March, when Cannon said on a New York radio show he had slept with Kim Kardashian before he was with Carey.